Ice-creeper.



G. KIRTON & W. J. SCHILLINGER.

ICE CREEPBH.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 1, 1912.

1,045,565 Patented Nov. 26, 1912.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 2c, 1912.

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CHARLES Km'roN, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Fairhaven, county ofAllegheny, and State of Pennsylvania, and WILLIAM J. SCHIL- LINGER, acitizen of the United States, residing at Millvale, county of Allegheny,and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Ice- Creepers, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to ice creepers, and tlie objects of ourinvention are to provide a simple and efi'ective anti-creeping devicethat can be easily and quickly applied to heels of various sizes, and toprovide an ice creeper that presents a neat appearance upon a heel andcan be worn upon heels that are worn or irregular.

Further objects of our invention are to provide a light and compact icecreeper that can be easily carried in the vest pocket and applied to aheel without soiling the hands, and to accomplish the above results by adevice having spikes so arranged that there is no liability of theturning of the ankle or danger of the wearer of the ice creeper trippingby reason of the device catching on something.

We attain the above objects by a mechanical construction that will behereinafter specifically described and then'claimed, and reference willnow be had to the drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view ofthedevice, and Fig. 2. is a longitudinal sectional view of the. same.

An ice creeper in accordance with this invention comprises twosubstantially U- shaped members 1 and 2, the former havng heel engagingprongs 3 adjacent to the side edges thereof, said prongs beingpositioned at right angles to the member 1 and adapted to engage thewall 4 of a heel 5 as best shown in Fig. 2. The sides of the member 1are provided with V-shaped spikes 4 that can be easily sharpened whenworn, and said member is provided with a slot 5 that has the side edgesthereof provided with ratchet teeth 6. When stamping or cutting the slot5, the material is cut to provide the teeth 6 at the side edges of theslot 5 and then the teeth bent outwardly at right angles. to the member1.

The member 2 has spikes 7 similar to the spikes 1 and a heel plate 8 atright angles to the member 2, said heel plate having a boss 9 for anadjustable set screw 10. The inner end of the set screw is reduced toprovide a pin 11 that engages in therear wall of the heel 5. The member2 is reduced to provide a tongue 12 having an angularly disposedT-shaped head 13 that protrudes through the slot 5 and engages the teeth6. The head 13 is placedin engagement with the teeth 6 prior to clampingthe members 1 and 2 upon the heel 5, and it is through the medium of thehead 13 and the teeth 6 that the ice creeper can be lengthened orshortened to fit upon heels of various sizes.

As the main portion of the ice creeper is removed from the side edges ofthe heel, the ice creeper can be readily positioned upon worn downheels.

The spikes 4 and 7 provide a substantial bearing surface that engages ina smooth or frozen surface and prevents the wearer of the device fromslipping or falling that 'would in all probability result in injury.

Our device is made of light and durable metal and when properly appliedcan be safely worn without injury to a shoe.

What we claim is 1. A device of the type described comprising members,depending spikes carried by said members, heel engagingprongs carried byone of said members, a heel plate carried by the other of said members,means carried by said heel plate and cooperating with said prongs inclamping saiddevice upon a heel, and means including a T- ,shaped headand teeth for adjustably con meeting said memberstogether.

' 2. A device of the type described comprising members, depending spikescarried by said members, ratchet teeth carried by one of saidfmembers,an angularly disposed In testimony whereof We aflix our signeh tonguecarried by the other of said memtures in the presence of two witnesses.bers and extending. through the first men- CHARLES KIRTON.

tioned member and engaging the teeth ther'e- WILLIAM J. SCHILLINGER. 5of, and means carried 'by said members Witnesses: I v f whereby saidmembers can be elampednpon MAX H. SROLQVIYTZ,

the heel of a shoe. A K. H. BUTLER. .7

